Encyclopedia of Leadership

HOW TO USE THIS LEADERSHIP TOOL “On occasion we’re gullible because we’re caught up in powerful emotions, for example, anger, wo ...

❑ If there’s a chain of argument, ensure that every link in the chain works. ❑ When two hypotheses explain the data equally well ...

6.2 ASSUMPTION ANALYSIS: TESTING DECISIONS BY EXAMINING THEIR UNDERLYINGBIASES Inspired by Ralph Kilmann. Leaders can improve th ...

ASSUMPTION MATRIX Certain Trivia Important facts Least Most Important Important Not important anyway Critical region Uncertain H ...

RELATED LEADERSHIP TOOLS 5.7 Stakeholder Groups 6.5 Force-Field Analysis 7.5 Decision Making 6.1 Logic Errors 6.6 Six-Hat Thinki ...

6.3 SORTING OUT COMPLEX SITUATIONS Inspired by Benjamin Kepner, Charles Tregoe, and George Campbell. Dealing with complex situat ...

HOW TO USE THIS LEADERSHIP TOOL Question:“How do you eat an elephant?” Answer:“One bite at a time.” An illustration of the use o ...

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6.4 DEALINGVERBALLY WITH COMPLEXITY Inspired by the thousands of participants in the Consulting Skills for Professionalsworkshop ...

DANGER!—CAVEAT In cases in which onlytriage issues—usually symptoms—are dealt with, the problem will almost certainly recur. Whe ...

“In the time we have available, I suggest we first look at the most immediate need(s), then step back and have you help me under ...

RELATED LEADERSHIP TOOLS 6.3 Complex Situations 9.1 Leadership Versatility 10.9 Visible Information 8.7 Active Listening 10.6 Gr ...

6.5 FORCE-FIELD ANALYSIS: ORGANIZING AND UNDERSTANDING COMPLEXITY Inspired by Kurt Lewin, Marvin Weisbord, and others. Dealing w ...

HINTS This tool is easy to use with groups. Use a flip chart, overhead, or whiteboard and have meeting participants brainstorm ...

Desired goal: __ Current situation: ____ Force-Field Analysis Worksheet: Copyright McGraw-Hill 2000. Original purchasers of this ...

6.6 OPTIMIZING YOUR THINKING—A HAT 6-PACK Inspired by Edward de Bono. Thinking hats provide a metaphor for creative and flexible ...

HOW TO USE THIS LEADERSHIP TOOL “The main difficulty with thinking is confusion. We try to do too much at once. Emotions, inform ...

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6.7 CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: THE LEADER’S ROLE Inspired by Edward de Bono, Gerald Nadler, Shozo Hibino, Mihaly Csikszentmihaly ...

INNOVATION PROCESSES Leaders have tremendous control over the first part of the innovation process: encouraging new ideas (or no ...